Applaudable and Pitiful

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Applaudable adjective - Deserving of high regard or great approval.

Usage example: the applaudable goal of working one's way through college

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Pitiful is an antonym for applaudable.

Pitiful adjective - Deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy).

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Applaudable is an antonym for pitiful.

Nearby Words: pity, pitiless, pitiable, piteous, pitifully

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